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Halloween Fun for Kids

Children's Events in 2012

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From the Chatfield Corn Maze to Boo at the Zoo, check out fun events for children in the Mile High City. One haunted house even offer lights-on tours to keep the ghoulies and ghosties from frightening the kids too badly.

  • Boo at the Zoo
    Saturday, Oct. 27 and Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012
    Denver Zoo
    2300 Steele St.
    From 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., bring your kids in costume to the zoo for trick-or-treats. Zoo admission is $10 for children and $15 for adults.

  • Chatfield Corn Maze
    Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield
    8500 Deer Creek Canyon Rd. (Littleton)
    Get lost in a corn maze constructed by the botanic gardens staff for a Halloween adventure.
    Open Fri. - Sun. from Sept. 14 - Oct. 28 2011
    Fri. 5 - 9 p.m.
    Sat. 12 noon - 8 p.m.
    Sun. 12 noon - 6 p.m.
    Tickets are $6 for children and $10 for adults. Ticket sales end one hour before closing each night.
    More: Photos of Chatfield Corn Maze

  • Colorado Haunted History Tours
    Morrison (located 17 miles southwest of Denver)
    Tours offered on selected dates in September and October
    Relive the spirited history of the Wild West with walking tours through Morrison or Golden. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for children. Call 1-888-649-3849 for reservations.

  • Elitch Gardens FrightFest
    Elitch Gardens
    2000 Elitch Cir.
    Every Fri., Sat. and Sun. in Oct. 2012
    Don't miss the haunted processional at dusk for a parade of all the zombies, demons and ghouls in Denver. A slightly less scary path awaits at the Trick-or-Treat trail. Admission is $37.99 for adults and $27.99 for children (as measured by height.)

  • Haunted Mansion
    5663 S. Prince St. (Littleton)
    Open Sept. 28 - Oct. 31, 2012
    Haunted Mansion offers a kid's tour with the lights on Sat. and Sun. from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tickets are $7 for children and adults for the lights-on tour.

  • Trick or Treat Street
    Fri., Oct. 26 - Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012
    The Children's Museum of Denver
    2121 Children's Museum Dr.
    From 9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. on all three days, bring your kids in costume to the museum for trick or treating and a monster-themed carnival. Museum admission is $9 for children ages 2 and older and adults. Admission for children age 1 and under, as well as adults over the age of 59, is $7. Children younger than the age of 1 receive free admission.

Are you hosting a Halloween party for children this year? Visit Halloween Party Games for Kids for fun ways to keep children entertained, as well as Halloween Invitations to Make or Print.

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